Today on Just Wondering, Norm does what every sports fan secretly wants to do — he makes himself the general manager of the Dallas Cowboys. Fair warning: you’re probably not going to like some of the moves. Norm doesn’t like all of them either.

With the salary cap looming and bills coming due, Norm walks through what tough, realistic roster decisions actually look like — who stays, who goes, and why kicking the can down the road eventually turns into a financial brick wall. From Dak’s ballooning number to painful goodbyes on defense, this is a no-nonsense look at what roster discipline really costs.

Then, Norm shifts to the Dallas Mavericks and a familiar problem: Anthony Davis. When healthy, he’s elite. When not, he’s unavailable. With a massive extension looming and a rebuild quietly underway, the Mavs find themselves stuck between what they hope Davis can be and what he actually is right now.

It’s cap math, uncomfortable truths, and the reminder that being the GM is hard — even when it’s hypothetical.

Chapters

00:00:00 - Norm Makes Himself Cowboys GM (You Won’t Like This)

00:02:02 - The Salary Cap Reality Check

00:05:14 - Tough Cowboys Cuts and Contract Decisions

00:07:32 - Who Stays, Who Walks, and Why

00:09:45 - The George Pickens Decision Nobody Wants

00:14:07 - Full Moon Healing Balm and Aging Gracefully

00:15:23 - The Mavericks’ Anthony Davis Dilemma

00:19:40 - Big Picture Decisions and Dallas Sports Reality

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Just Wondering is a long-form sports commentary podcast hosted by longtime broadcaster Norm Hitzges, offering thoughtful, numbers-driven analysis of the NFL, college sports, the NBA, and the business and culture surrounding them. Each episode blends experience, history, and curiosity to explore why things happen — not just what happened.

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